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(No Model.)

T". 0. FIELD.

BUCKLE.

No. 376,240. Patented Jan. 10, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEQ THOMAS'G. FIELD, OF FOREST CITY, MISSOURI.

BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 376,240, dated January 10, 1888 Application filed November 3, 1887. Serial No. 254,205. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS C. FIELD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Forest City, in the county of Holt and State of Mis- 7 of purposes.

It consists in certain novelty in the construction and arrangement of the same, all of which I will now proceed to point out and describe, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a perspective'of my improved buckle; and Fig. 2, alongitudinal section taken through the center of the same, showing the reins or straps attached.

Referring to said drawings, A represents a buckle having wedge-shaped sides A A, formed with openings in the same, so as to lessen the weight of the buckle.

a is the lip, of ordinary construction.

B is across-bar on which is mounted a tongue, I). V

D is a cross -bar on top of the buckle and back of its rear end. From this cross-bar to the rear end of the buckle the sides are cut away. Said cross-bar D forms a guard for the main driving-rein, hereinafter described.

The rear and larger ends of the sides A A are connected by upper and lower cross-bars or guards, E E, thus forming an opening, 6, in the rear end of the frame.

F is a cross-bar on the bottom of the buckle, underneath and parallel with the cross-bar D. From this bar to the rear end of the frame the sides are slightly beveled.

the cross-bar B in any suitable manner, and U passes through the opening 6 in the end of the frame between the bars or guards E E. A second checkrein, I, is secured to the crossbar F, and is preferably on the outside of the bar or guard E. The checkreins may be secured in any desired manner to the buckle by stitching or riveting or using extra buckles or snap-hooks.

I have described my buckle as being especially adapted forsecuring an extra checkrein to the main driving-rein; but it is ap-. parent that it can be used for a variety of purposes in various parts of harness.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The herein-described buckle having the wedge -shaped side bars, A A, cross bar B, carrying the tongue b, and the cross-bar or guard D, the crossbar F, and upper and lower rear end cross-bars or guards, E E, constructed and arranged substantially as shown and described, as and for the purpose set forth. r -2. The herein-described buckle having the wedge-shaped side bars, A A, cross-bar B,

carrying the tongue I), and the cross-bar or THOMAS C. FIELD.

\Vitnesses:

WM. 1?. Coors, GEORGE WEBER. 

